College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Reid Cason
UTEP · Forward · Junior · 6-10 · #24
Transfer from East Carolina
- #690 forward in the country
- #929 in the transfer portal
- #989 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at UTEP: a role like the one he had at East Carolina (15.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at East Carolina: 31 games, 12 starts, 15.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.914thMM #376
- Rebounds per game3.328thMM #304
- Assists per game0.36thMM #419
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
- Blocks per game1.083rdMM #59
- Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
- Field goal %57.3%(47-82)80thMM #87
- 3-point %11.1%(1-9)21stMM #362
- Free throw %67.5%(27-40)49thMM #215
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate13.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.229thMM #280
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.350thMM #221
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %61.2%74thMM #95
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.9%70thMM #119
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.375thMM #436
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %38.8%73rdMM #130
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate48.8%71stMM #126
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08530thMM #286
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Reid Cason
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.11 impact · 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Rutgers
+0.08 impact · 2.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.1 ast
CompareTransfer from James Madison
+0.06 impact · 3 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from UT Arlington
+0.02 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.1 ast
CompareTransfer from NJIT
-0.14 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.7 reb · 0 ast
CompareTransfer from North Carolina A&T
+0.07 impact · 3.4 pts · 4 reb · 0.2 ast
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UTEP teammates
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- Augusto Cassia#1437 · F · Transfer from Ole Miss
- Janusz Ratowski#2243 · F · Transfer from Stetson
- Leif Moeller#2923 · G · Transfer from Evansville
- Donovan Criss#3254 · G · Freshman · #236 recruit
- Isaiah Ward#3296 · F · Freshman · #291 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).